From Ground Breaking to Grand Opening: Precision Plumbing Helps Bring Wegmans to Charlotte
Ballantyne, NC
After months of construction, coordination, and work behind the scenes, Wegmans Ballantyne has officially opened its doors, marking the grocery chain’s long-awaited arrival in the Charlotte area.
The new 110,000-square-foot store opened October 14 at 11550 North Community House Road in Ballantyne, becoming Wegmans’ 115th store overall and its first in the Charlotte region. The location employs approximately 450 people and features the fresh produce, bakery, seafood, prepared foods, and specialty departments the company is known for.
As the lead plumbing contractor, Precision Plumbing was responsible for the plumbing systems and infrastructure supporting the store’s extensive day-to-day operations. Our team was on site from the early stages of construction through completion, helping bring this highly anticipated project to life.
A grocery store of this scale depends on plumbing in ways shoppers may never notice. Behind the finished spaces are systems serving everything from restrooms and employee areas to food preparation and the store’s many specialty departments.
Along the way, the project also gave us an opportunity to introduce the next generation to commercial construction. Precision Plumbing hosted plumbing juniors and seniors from Aspire Trade High School at the jobsite, giving students a firsthand look at the scale of the piping, coordination, and craftsmanship involved in a major commercial project.
Now that construction is complete, the photos from along the way tell an important part of the story. They capture the work before ceilings were closed, equipment was running, and thousands of customers were walking the aisles. Much of that plumbing is something the public will never see again, but it remains an essential part of what keeps a facility like this operating every day.
And Charlotte wasted little time putting the finished building to use.
More than 25,000 customers visited Wegmans Ballantyne on opening day, making it the company’s largest weekday opening to date. Hundreds of customers were lined up before the doors opened, and the store continued to see strong crowds throughout its opening week.
For our team, seeing those crowds inside the completed store brings the project full circle.
We’re proud of everyone at Precision Plumbing who had a hand in bringing this project from construction to completion. Projects like Wegmans Ballantyne are a great example of the work our craftsmen do every day, much of which disappears from view once construction is finished.
The store is now open and serving Ballantyne and the greater Charlotte community, while the systems our team built behind the scenes will continue doing their job for years to come.
Owner: Wegmans Food Markets
General Contractor: Frampton Construction
Completion Date: October 2026 (Grand Opening: October 14, 2026)
